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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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