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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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