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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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