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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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