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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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