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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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