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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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