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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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