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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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