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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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