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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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