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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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