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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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