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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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