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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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