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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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