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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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