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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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