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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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