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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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