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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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