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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers 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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