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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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