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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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