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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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