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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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