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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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