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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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