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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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