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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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