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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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