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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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