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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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