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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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