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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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