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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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