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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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