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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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