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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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