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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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