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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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