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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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