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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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