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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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