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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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