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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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