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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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