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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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