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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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