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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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