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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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