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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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