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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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