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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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