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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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