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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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