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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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