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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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