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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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