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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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