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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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