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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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