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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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