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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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