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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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