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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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