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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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