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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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