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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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