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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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