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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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