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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider 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 we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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