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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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