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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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