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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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