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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. 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 MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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