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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider 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. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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