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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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