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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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