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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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