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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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