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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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