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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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