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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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