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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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