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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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