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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with 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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