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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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