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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. 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 online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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