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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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