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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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