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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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