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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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