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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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