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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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