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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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