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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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