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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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