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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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