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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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