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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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