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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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