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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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