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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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