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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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