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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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