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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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