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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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