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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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