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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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