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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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