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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing 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 institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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