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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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