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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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