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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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