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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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