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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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