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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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