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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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