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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning 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 training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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