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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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