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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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