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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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