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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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