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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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