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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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