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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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