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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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