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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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