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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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