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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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