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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to 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 be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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