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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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