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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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