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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing 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 of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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