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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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