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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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