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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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