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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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