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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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