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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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