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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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