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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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