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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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