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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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