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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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