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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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