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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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