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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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