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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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