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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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