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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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