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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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