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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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