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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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