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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education