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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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