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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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