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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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