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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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