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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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