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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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