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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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