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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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