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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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