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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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