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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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