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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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