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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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