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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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