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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. 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 respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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