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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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