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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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