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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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