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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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