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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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