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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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