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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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