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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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