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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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