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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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