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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major 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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