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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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