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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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