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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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