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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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