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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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