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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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