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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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