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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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