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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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