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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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