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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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