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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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