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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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