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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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