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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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