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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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