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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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