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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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