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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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