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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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