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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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