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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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