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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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