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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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