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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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