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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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