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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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