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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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