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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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