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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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