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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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