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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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