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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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