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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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