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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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