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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering 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 we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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