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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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