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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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