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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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