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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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