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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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