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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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