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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering 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 participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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