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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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