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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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