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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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