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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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