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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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