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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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