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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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