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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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