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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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