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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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