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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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