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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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