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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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