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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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