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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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