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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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