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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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