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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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