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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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