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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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