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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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