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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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