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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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