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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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