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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. 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 MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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