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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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