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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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