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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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