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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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