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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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