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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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