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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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