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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal 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 stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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