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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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