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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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