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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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