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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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