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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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