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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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