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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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