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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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