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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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