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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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