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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 massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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