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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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