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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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