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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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