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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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