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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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