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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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