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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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