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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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