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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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