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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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