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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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