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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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