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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major 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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