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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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