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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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