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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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