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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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