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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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