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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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