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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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