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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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