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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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