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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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