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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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