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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. 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 stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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