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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-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 control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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