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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today 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 organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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