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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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