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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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