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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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