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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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