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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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