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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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