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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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