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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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