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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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