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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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