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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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