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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education 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 massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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