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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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