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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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