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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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