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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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