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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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