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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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