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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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