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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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