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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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