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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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