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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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