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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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