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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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