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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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