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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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