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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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