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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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