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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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