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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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