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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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