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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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