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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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