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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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