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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider 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 make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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