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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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