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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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