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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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