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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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