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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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