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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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