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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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