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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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