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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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