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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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