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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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