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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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