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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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