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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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