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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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