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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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