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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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