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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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