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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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