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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers 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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