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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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