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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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