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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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