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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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