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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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