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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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