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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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