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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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