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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology 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 training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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