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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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