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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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