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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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