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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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