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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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