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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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