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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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