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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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