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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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