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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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