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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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