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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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