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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online 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 institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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