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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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