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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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