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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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