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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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