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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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