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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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