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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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