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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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