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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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