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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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