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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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