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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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