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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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