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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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