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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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