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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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