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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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