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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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