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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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