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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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