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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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