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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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