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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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