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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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