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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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