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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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