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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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