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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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