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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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