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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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