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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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