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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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