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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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