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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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