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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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