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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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