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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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