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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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