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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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