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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the 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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