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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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