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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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