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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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