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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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