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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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