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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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