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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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