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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning 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 quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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