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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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