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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education