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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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