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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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