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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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