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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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