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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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