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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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