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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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