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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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