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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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