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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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