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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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