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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to 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 teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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