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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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