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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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