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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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