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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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