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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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