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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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