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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing 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 massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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