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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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