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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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