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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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