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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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