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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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