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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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