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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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