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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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