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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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