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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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