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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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