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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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