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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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