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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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