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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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