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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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