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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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