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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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