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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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