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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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