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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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