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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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