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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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