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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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