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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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