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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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