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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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