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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to 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 we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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