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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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