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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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