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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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