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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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