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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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