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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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