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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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