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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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