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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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