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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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