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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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