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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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