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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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