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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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