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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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