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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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