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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with 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 institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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