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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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