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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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