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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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