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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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