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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing 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 instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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