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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today 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 institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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