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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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