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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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