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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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