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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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