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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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