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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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