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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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