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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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