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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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