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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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