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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal 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 participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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