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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important 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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