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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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