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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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