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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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