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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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