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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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