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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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